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'Large-Scale' Burglary Ring Targeted Homes In Lehigh Valley And Beyond, DA Says
Half a dozen people are charged in connection with a "large-scale" home burglary scheme, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.
At a press conference on Friday, April 26, prosecutors and law enforcement said an organized ring of thieves stole more than $160,000 in goods from homes in Lehigh, Berks and Northampton counties.
They also targeted at least one home in Warren Township, New Jersey, authorities said.
Beginning in 2019, a team of state and local police agencies began investigating burglaries and attempted burglaries in Allentown, Bethl…
Driver, 33, Dies Week After PA Crash
A 33-year-old man died one week after a crash in Northampton County, officials said.
Wayne Manigo, of Stroudsburg, veered off West Moorestown Road at Seifert Road in Bushkill Township and struck a guide rail and several trees around 2:20 a.m. Friday, March 22, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said.
He was pronounced dead on Friday, March 29, at 11:15 AM at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.
The cause of death is: Complications of Multiple Traumatic Injuries due to Motor Vehicle Collision. The manner of death is: Accident.
Three Winning PA Lotto Players Must Split Prize, Officials Say
Three lucky Pennsylvania Lottery players each won the jackpot prize in the "Treasure Hunt" game over the weekend, according to state gaming officials.
All three winners matched the five numbers pulled in the Sunday, March 3 drawing to win the $153,831 prize, lotto reps said in a release.
The trio will split the jackpot and take home $51,277 each, minus withholding.
The lucky tickets were sold at:
Pantry 1 Food Mart, 629 South Avenue, Clifton Heights, Delaware County.
Wawa, 631 South 25th St., Palmer, Northampton County;
Hayes Market, 686 Roosevelt Highway, Wa…
Naked Man Masturbates While Crawling In PA Public Park, Police Say
A 42-year-old man who was reportedly naked and crawling was found by officers masturbating, the Carlisle Police Department explained in a release.
Brian Ardell Jones, original of Bethlehem most recently of Harrisburg, was seen "crawling naked on the ground near the railroad track bridge" at 11:18 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, police said.
When officers arrived at the wooded area of Biddle Mission Park, located at 311 East North Street, Carlisle Borough, they found Jones "with his pants pulled down, exposing his genital area, and engaging in a sexual self-gratification act," as stat…
NWS Issues Advisories, Warnings Ahead Of Winter Storm In PA
Officials are advising residents across southeastern and central Pennsylvania to take caution ahead of the snowstorm predicted for Friday, Jan. 19, according to National Weather Service meteorologists.
Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, and parts of lower Bucks and Montgomery counties are under a winter storm warning as of 5 p.m. Thursday. In Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, and upper Bucks and Montgomery counties, a winter weather advisory is in place.
NWS's Mount Holly, New Jersey station says snow will begin to fall around 4 to 7 a.m. …
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Bucks County
Greater Philadelphia woke up in a winter wonderland Tuesday, Jan. 16 as a wintry system worked its way up the eastern seaboard Monday night, Jan. 15, and into the early morning hours.
Though the snowfall has mostly tapered off, winter weather advisories remain in effect as of 3 p.m. Tuesday for Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia counties, said the National Weather Service.
Here's how snowfall totals stacked up across the region in the last 24 hours, according to NWS meteorologists.
Berks County had its highest snowfal…
Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Bucks County
Authorities advise residents to adjust their travel routes after heavy rains flooded parts of greater Philadelphia Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, Jan. 9 and 10.
Flood and coastal flood warnings remain in effect Wednesday for Philadelphia and parts of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Lehigh, and Northampton counties, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service.
Drivers should take care to avoid flooded roadways and should never drive into pooled water, authorities note.
Here is a rolling, inexhaustive list of the most recent travel advisorie…
Longtime Pennsylvania Corrections Officer Dies Suddenly, 49
Leon Hill, a Lower Saucon husband and father, died suddenly on Wednesday, Oct. 11 while fishing in upstate New York, loved ones said in his obituary. He was 49.
Born in Fountain Hill, Hill was a corrections officer with Northampton County for 16 years at the time of his death, family members said.
Friends and colleagues took to Facebook to memorialize him.
It's a shame it takes a tragedy to come together outside of that shithole, but here we are. R.I.P. Officer Leon Hill. You will be missed Posted by Allen Jr Pinkowski on Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Life is way too short. Res…
Driver Charged With Attempted Murder In Rt. 22 Road Rage Shooting: Troopers
An Alabama man sits in a Northampton County jail cell after authorities say he opened fire during a road rage incident on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
Jesus Torres Gonzalez, 45, of Birmingham, Ala., is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and related counts, according to state police.
The shooting occurred in the westbound lanes of Route 22 in Bethlehem Township around 4:45 p.m., troopers said. Investigators believe Gonzalez fired two shots at a Honda Civic from his 2006 BMW Z4.
Neither the driver nor the passenger in the Honda was injured. …
Dozens Nabbed In PA Child Porn Sting, 'Operation Safe Screen': State Police
Twenty-six Pennsylvanians face criminal charges after state police wrapped up a months-long investigation on child sex abuse imagery.
"Operation: Safe Screen," said troopers in a release on Tuesday, July 18, involved chatting with suspect predators online, locating possessors of child pornography, and tracking down registered offenders who have fallen out of compliance.
The operation ran from April through June and led to the arrests of 22 adults and four juveniles in twelve counties, state police said.
Those charged:
Daniel Gonzales, 43, of Lackawanna County, is …
